Friday, December 14, 2007

Best Tunes of '07

I'm working on my best flix of 2007, I'll post that in a couple of weeks. But tonight I present: Da best moosic.

1. The National - Boxer.......Amazing, amazing, amazing album from start to finish. Not a wasted track.

Runner Ups:

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible - An album to rejoice. Drags on about 3 songs, but besides that it rocks the house. "No Cars Go" and "Keep The Car Running" are amazing. "Intervention" too.

Radiohead - In Rainbows - Great album, but it has some songs that I'm not into that must be skipped. Not all great, however, it still has some amazing songs like All I Want, House Of Cards, and the harrowing Videotape.

From Videotape:

This is my way of saying goodbyeBecause I can't do it face to faceI'm talking to you after it's too lateFrom my videotapeNo matter what happens nowYou shouldn't be afraidBecause I know today has been the most perfect day I've ever seen.

Interpol - Our Love To Admire....Another superb album from these knuckleheads. "No I In Threesome" gives chills.

The Bravery - Time Won't Let Me Go is a great single, but also has some great tunes across the album.

Dave Gahan - Hourglass - Always been a Depeche Mode (Depressed Mood) fan, so I'm inclined to like their solo efforts. But Dave did a nice job here, and his song "Kingdom" really kicked some assage.

The Killers - Between Sam's Town & Sawdust, they've had some good stuff within the last year.

Silversun Pickups - "I've been waiting for this moment, all my life..." from Lazy Eye.

Love getting your recommendations PJ. Heading over to iTunes now to pick up some new music. Some songs I've fallen in love with this year:

Blue October - Into the OceanDiary of Jane and Firefly - Breaking BenjaminBuckcherry's album 15, the whole thing rocksAin't Got Much of a Smile - CacamanMarching Bands of Manhattan, I Will Follow You Into the Dark, Someday You Will be Loved, What Sarah Said - Death Cab for CutieThe Gold Medal and Revolver - The DonnasParalyzer - Finger ElevenThe Pretender - Foo FightersWeekend Song - FreestylersSoy Bomb - Honest Bob and the Factor to Dealer IncentivesCode Monkey - Jonathan Coultonthe whole album Keep to Simple by Keb' Mo'Pictures of You - The Last Good NightYou Love Alone is Not Enough - Manic Street PreachersValerie - Mark RonsonWelcome to the Black Parade and Teenagers - My Chemical RomanceBlack is Back - Public EnemyPoor Johnny and Twenty - Robert CrayThe Seed - The RootsFake It - SeetherLazy Eye - Silversun PickupsBaby Got Back - ThrowdownConcentrate - Xzibit

I'm so glad you gave The National the props they deserve. "Alligator" (also largely overlooked by the mainstream media) was a classic and this was a more than worthy follow-up. So where and when is their big breakthrough? Band's incredible live, too...